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>> do you think your dog understands? arthur says yes, they do. mike says our beagle makes noise in the room to distract us and tries to drink our coffee when we go to investigate the noise. thank you to everyone who responded. we appreciate it. >> i think my dog does the same thing. he knows what he's up to. >> "fox & friends" starts now. have a great day. >>gretchen: good morning. it's tuesday, february 12, 2013. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day today. fox news alert. first reports of an earthquake. it was actually north korea detonating a nuclear device. why is president obama hours away from announcing cuts now to our own nuclear arsenal? breaking details for you straight ahead. >>steve: meet the

shooter, the navy seal who took down osama bin laden setting the record straight and making a shocking claim. he has been betrayed by the u.s. federal government and can barely afford to feed his family. he's jobless. his story this morning. >>brian: how much would you pay to take these guitars from rock n'roll moves history to your living room? the chance is coming your way as "fox & friends" starts right now. >>gretchen: breaking news because it set off earthquake warnings but it was actually a north korean nuclear test. it all happened hours ago and now the world son alert. kelly wright is on this story for us live in washington right now. good morning, kelly. >> good morning to all of you this morning. president obama calls north korea's latest nuclear test a highly provocative act.

north korea announcing it detonated a miniature nuclear device successfully at a northeastern test site. the u.n. confirms the blast was larger than previous tests measuring 4.9 on the richter stkaeul. in a statement -- richter scale. in a statement released through the white house, the president says these provocations do not make israel more secure. far from achieving its stated goal of becoming a strong nation, north korea has instead isolated and impoverished its people through weapons of mass destruction. north korea's actions today come on the heels of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile test last december. south korean experts tell fox news they are very concerned about the north's latest nuclear tests. they fear the north is moving towards a weaponization program that could threaten the entire international community. >> it is a very provocative act that undermines a

region of peace and stability. i think it would be critical for us to coordinate very closely with you and our colleagues in south korea going forward. >> china, which provides aid to north korea, also issued a statement very critical of the north's testing. china is urging north korea to honor its commitment to denuclearization and refrain from any move that may further worsen the situation. president obama is calling on the international community and the six-party nations in the u.n. security council to take decisive steps now to curb north korea's nuclear ambitions. >>gretchen: the u.s. security council will hold that emergency meeting this morning on this nuclear test. i believe it will be a 9 a.m. eastern time. what are they going to do unless they get russia on board and some of these other countries? >>brian: one thing that would get their attention and china's attention is if

you get nuclear weapons to south korea and japan. at one point we have to say we have to be able to protect our friends, we're under treaty. that is the only way we can do it. what's unbelievable is tonight at 9:00 there will be a state of the union in which the president will say i'm going to cut our nuclear arsenal by 40%. isn't that good. somebody get vladimir putin on the phone. hope he does the same thing. >>steve: are you saying on the day those crazy people in north korea do another atomic weapons test over there we're going to cut from, right now we have 1,700 atomic weapons of some sort. and the president is obligated by the start treaty to bring it down to, i believe, 1,550 by 2018. but he would like to go from 1,700, which is current, to 1,000 atomic weapons. and he could do that if he could get the russians on board. >>gretchen: you have to wonder if there might be a

slight tweak in his speech tonight after what has happened this morning. you also have to wonder whether or not north korea knew that he was going to talk about this in advance. it wasn't that much of a secret and that that is why they fired off what they did just a few hours ago. i mean, they're very shrewd people there. their dictator is a shrewd young man who wants national, international attention. you have to wonder which one it was. >>brian: i don't think the guy is shrewd. he looks like a knucklehead actually. >>gretchen: the military people behind him? >>brian: i don't think it's in north korea's ben fist for us to have -- benefit for us to have a lot of nuclear weapons. what is most intriguing is they have minimum tourized them four months after they shot off a missile which i think will be fascinating to see them try to cut missile defense. you've got to bolster missile defense, get this

thing working. one missile breaks through, goodbye, california. >>steve: the smaller the north koreans are able to make their weapons, the easier it is to shoot it somewhere. this plan, if the president does call for nuclear reduction even grander than before, it would be in keeping with his ultimate goal which is a nuclear-free planet. >>gretchen: the other interesting thing to point out is this reduction from 1,700 to 1,000 warheads is part of a mutual agreement, if it can be secured with russia, in that particular meeting he had with medvedev where he in secret didn't know the microphones were on and said after the election i'll have more flexibility. you have to wonder about that statement in light of this agreement as well. let's get to other stories making headlines. 4,000 people stranded on a cruise ship will have to wait another day to be rescued. carnival triumph lost power. it now has to be towed to

alabama. the ship won't arrive until thursday. passengers are sleeping on deck with limited access to bathrooms, water and food. this is the third time the carnival triumph has had engine problems. ex-cop charged with killing three people going international. we're learning christopher dorner may have had an accomplice who helped him flee to mexico. records show he tried to steal a boat and told the captain he was taking it to mexico. investigators found his wallet and i.d. card at a point of entry at the u.s. border with mexico. speculation on who will replace pope benedict the 16th when he retires next month. on the list, a 63-year-old cardinal from brazil. only cardinals under the age of 80 can vote for the successor, which means 118

are eligible. president obama presenting an army veteran with our nation's highest military award. the medal of honor. he was at a combat outpost in afghanistan in 2009 when 300 taliban fighters launched an ambush. he managed to call air support that caught 30 insurgents and risked his life. >> there have been eight soldiers that didn't make it. for the rest of the team that fought valiantly and magnificently that day. i will forever be humbled by the bravery, the commitment to service and their loyalty to one another. >>gretchen: before the ceremony, romesha's son actually stole the show. the president's podium, he tried to climb on top of it and then dashed to the

front row. >>steve: you know dr. ben carson was a keynote speaker at the national prayer breakfast last week. he is an esteemed neurosurgeon at johns hopkins tphe baltimore area. because it was a prayer breakfast, he took a look at the bible and applied some biblical teachings on where we are today. he talked about the national debt, health care and he talked about taxes. despite the way we're doing it right now, it really should be fair. why did he do that? here's the good doctor. >> somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies. there is no question that he has advocated basically a policy of tax the rich. and i have advocated a policy that comes from the bible, which is a very fair policy of proportional taxation. if it was good enough for god, why wouldn't it be good enough for us? the minute you deviate away

from that, you begin to get into all kinds of biases. and one could legitimately make the argument that the rich pay too many taxes. the top 1% pays 37% of the taxes. the top 5%, 59% of the taxes. but they don't make that much of the income. one could make that argument. it depends on your philosophical disposition which argument you're going to make. but you take those arguments away as soon as you go to a proportional tax. i believe that's the reason god did it. >>brian: he says god writes in the bible that you tithe 10%. it doesn't mean if you're a zillionaire you make it 20%. if people say you're not giving enough in, i thought $1 billion is a lot of money. you make $20 billion, you give $2 billion. the whole time i found fascinating during the

20-minute speech, you get to see the president, senator sessions and ben carson. the president for awhile looked like he was texting, then he looked tired. >>steve: a little squirmish. >>gretchen: some people criticized dr. ben carson. was this the right forum and as a physician what did he know about taxes? he responded to that question as well. >> why did you take it upon yourself to go beyond medical policy and talk about tax policy? >> one of the things i also said during the speech is there will be some people who say you're a doctor, a neurosurgeon, you should be sticking to that. i mentioned the fact that five physicians signed the declaration of independence and were involved in the framing of the constitution and the bill of rights and several other things. there's absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists shouldn't be involved in things that affect all of us.

we're people who have learned how to make decisions on facts, empirical data rather than on ideology. >>brian: really faulted lawyers. said there are too many lawyers involved in the entire government. on that speech, 1.2 million views. when was the prayer breakfast? thursday or friday? >>steve: i don't remember. his speech, the keynote, was so effective, the "wall street journal" had a headline that said on the op-ed page, "ben carson for president." >>gretchen: he could probably do it too because he's certainly come from a lot of adversity in his life and risen to the top. coming up on "fox & friends," he took down bin laden. now he can't feed his own family. why isn't the former navy hero getting the treatment he deserves from our government? >>brian: hollywood rarely get it right when it comes to faith. how did they do with the movie lincoln?

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>> 204 years ago today our 16th president was born. we're talking about president abraham lincoln. while much has been made about lincoln's abilities to take on the big issues like abolishing slavery, not much has been made about his belief in god and how he relied on faith until his last breath. joining us is the author of lincoln's battle with god, steven mansfield. good morning to you. a lot of people don't realize when lincoln was a young man, he was able to recite sermons as if he were reading a teleprompter. >> he could mimic the preacher's antics, he could

step on a stump and reenact the whole sunday sermon. >>steve: he went through a long period in his time where he was an atheist. >> he was the village atheist for years. part of it was his father was heavily religious and he rejected his father. >>steve: in the book, you talk a little bit about how you -- as you look at his spiritual journey, compare his first inaugural address versus his second inaugural address. >> by the time he comes to the presidency, he believes in god but he believes the issue of the civil war is in human hands. four years later he's seen too much, too much suffering, too much not in human control. so his view is this war is a judgment of god on the nation for slavery. we have to deal with him. it is a profound progression from one speech to the other. >>steve: what do you think was going on? >> he had made a slow, painful journey back to faith from those atheist

days. a lot had to do with the deaths he suffered. he was sort of depressive and dark. by the time he got to the presidency,ible he believed in god -- i think he believed in god but i still think he thought he was in control, that lincoln could control events. four years of war proved he couldn't. >>steve: come oscar time very shortly, the "lincoln" movie is up for a number of awards. it has really brought a spotlight to mr. lincoln. it is interesting, steven spielberg did get the religious component at the end of his life right, didn't he? >> he did. there's no question that at the end of his presidency he was planning not to go back to springfield but go abroad, perhaps visit jerusalem. he was talking about faith. in the version of his final words that mary lincoln gave us, he's saying i want to go abroad. i want to visit jerusalem and i'd like to walk in the footsteps of the savior which is not the way we

traditionally heard it. >>steve: read that for us. >> we will go abroad among strangers where i can rest. we will visit the holy land and see those places by the footsteps of the savior. >>steve: that's the last thing he said? >> all we've heard through the textbooks is they were being very flirty and mrs. lincoln says what will this young couple think who is with us. we're flirting. he said they'll think nothing of it at all. mrs. lincoln said later, no, we were talking about going to jerusalem and his final words were i want nothing more than to walk in the footsteps of the savior. different from what we've heard. >>steve: all in the book "lincoln's battle with god." steven mansfield, great to have you. 19 minutes after the top of the hour. he is the navy seal who took out the world's most wanted terrorist. so why is osama bin laden's killer out of work and struggling to pay his bills? you're not going to believe this story.

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>>brian: he might be behind bars but that didn't stop o.j. simpson from hosting his super bowl party. friends crammed into his 80-foot cell in nevada to watch the game. he's one of the few inmates who has a tv since serving a 33-year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery. if you're taking vitamin d supplements, you

can't trust what you read on the label. a study finds the dosage sofpb wrong. some only contain 9% of the doses while others have up to 140%. none are dangerous but some don't have enough vitamins to help. is there a doctor in the house, gretch? >>gretchen: funny you should ask, brian. there's one sitting next to me. we know the symptoms that warrant a trip to the doctor's office like severe chest pain or even choking. but what about those less obvious symptoms that we sometimes ignore? joining me now with four health signs that should raise a red flag, dr. david samadi of the medical a team. if you feel any of these, get help starting with severe head pain, the worst headache of your life. >> this is very serious. a lot of people may have a migraine headache and it goes away. but if you have a throbbing headache like a belt around

your head, you've got to see somebody. we were talking about a case where someone in my family ended up getting an m.r.i. and they found a tumor in the head. there is no room in the brain. it could be an aneurysm or a mass. don't dismiss that. severe headache that doesn't go away, go to the emergency room and make sure they investigate it. >>gretchen: what about a throbbing tooth? people say it is a little uncomfortable, i'll let it go for awhile. >> see your doctor. everything starts with the teeth being very sensitive when you drink something hot or cold. that's probably a crack in the enamel. then bacteria can get in and you can form an abscess. that is a big deal. by seeing a doctor early on you can save your tooth. and make sure you go in and not dismiss symptoms. these are severe symptoms. we're not talking about a little pain here and there. about if you have sharp pain in your teeth, see your dentist. >>gretchen: what about the sharp pain in your

side? many people would think appendicitis; right? >> as a surgeon, when you go to the e.r. to see a doctor, you want to divide the abdomen into four quadrants, right side and left side. usually the right lower quadrant that is usually appendicitis. in women it could be an ovarian mass. upper quadrant usually gallstones. left side is all bowel, inflammation of the bowels. the left upper part is pancreas. every one of them has a different meaning. severe sharp pain that doesn't go away, you've got to go to the emergency room. it's not some irritable bowel disease or gas. see your doctor. very important. actually when you see them early, you can prevent any kind of perforation and getting infection in the abdomen. very important. >>gretchen: that was very helpful, the quadrants. the back pain with tingling toes? >> the key word right there

is the tingling in the toes. that kind of feeling. a lot of bad pain, we see millions of people have this, once you start having tingling in the toes or hands, that's when some sort of of neuropathy or nerve damage is happening. maybe the disk is pressing on the nerves. you want to see your orthopedic surgeon. that is something you don't want to take some advil and go to bed. getting an m.r.i. making sure there is no pressure on that could prevent a lot of devastating issues. >>gretchen: dr. samadi, thank you so much. next on the rundown, he took down bin laden. now he can't even pay his bills. why isn't the former navy seal getting the hero treatment he deserves from our government? >> the president about to use another executive order. is this just another power grab? we're going to report and you decide. first, happy birthday to a great singer. michael mcdonald. he is all over my ipod.

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>> maybe it's me, but have you seen the promos for the state of the union address tomorrow? i think they're trying to

target that grammy audience, that younger demo. show the promo for the state of the union. >> tomorrow night it's the annual state of the union. but before you sit down to watch president obama speak to our nation, check out the e-state of the union special with ryan seacrest. watch them walk their fingers down the cam and check out the sexy fingers of the night. only on e. >> harry reid, who are you wearing? >>gretchen: hate to see it, it might get the younger ones actually. watch the state of the union. >>brian: about 40 million expected to watch. right to your headlines, president obama planning to bypass congress. he's set to issue a series of executive orders tomorrow, what companies must do to protect computers from cyber attacks. he's got more executive

orders coming. >>gretchen: a warning about something that might be in your freezer. lean cuisine recalling mushroom ralph i don't seely saying -- mushroom ravioli saying they may contain pieces of glass. these packages were made in november they have 2012. >>steve: extreme weather raining on the parade. new orleans gearing up for a soggy mardi gras. you're taking a live look at the french quarter. it's supposed to dry up a little later on. today mardi gras, fat tuesday, grand finale of a week-long celebration -- >>brian: i was there. >>steve: that's right. tomorrow is ash wednesday. this year's event is expected to generate $300 million for the big easy. >> grandma busted for selling pot. police arrested a 79-year-old. take a look. after finding more than

nine pounds of marijuana in two metal lunch boxes filled with $130,000 in cash in her house. neighbors said they could not believe this. they thought all the visitors to her home were just taking care of her. they were in a way. kind of. >>steve: he's responsible for taking down the world's most dangerous terrorist but now one seal team 6 member is speaking out saying the navy abandoned him after he killed osama bin laden saying -- quote -- "the shooter will discover soon enough that when he leaves after 16 years in the navy, his body filled with scar tissue, argt -- arthritis, tendonitis, eye damage and blown disks, here is what he gets from an ungrateful nation. nothing. >>gretchen: phil bronstein joins us now. this is getting a lot of attention, the article in

"esquire" magazine. you believe that you have been having frequent meetings, that you know the shooter of osama bin laden. why are you so sure that he was actually the shooter? >> the story itself progressed over a period of time. it started about a year, a little less than a year and a half ago with some phone calls, mutual friends, introductions and really developed over time into ao relationship where he trusted me throughout that relationship and we later met in person and have since had many, many more meetings in person, talked a lot on the phone. all along i was asking both him and people around him for verification. because when i originally met him, i was introduced to him as this is the guy. i talked to other seals. i talked to other retired seals, people who were on the mission. there was a dinner party in washington about a week

after the mission with seals who were on the mission. he has a mentor who was in the seals and who went on to the c.i.a., who got a call two hours after the raid from some high government official saying it was your guy. >>steve: it's the guy that you talked to and you spent a lot of time hearing his story. why is he coming out right now, phil? >> well, i think -- the story evolved over time. it was really a story talking about his experiences. it became clear to me that he's guys are tough, resill kwrapbt, resource -- resilient, all sorts of things. but they are portrayed as super human as opposed to human with great skills. i wanted to portray through this guy, this group of guys who do all the extraordinary things they are asked to do by the government, by all of us to keep us safe and secure and at the same time talk about the kind of support they're

not getting from the government, frankly, and the private sector. >>brian: they don't do it for the money. they don't do it for the fame. they don't feel comfortable receiving it. but in any of these guys on that mission, i imagine, would have pulled the trigger had they been in that spot. what you discovered is they make about $60,000. if they get out before 20 years, they get no pension, no health care. in this case this guy couldn't do that job anymore. he had a couple of years left. but this is something, the demands on their body, it could not be considered a normal service. >> i think that after all those years -- keep in mind, it's not just a decade and two decades worth of combat. it's constant deployment, jumping out of planes all the time, going on deadly missions where your job is to track people down and kill them. this happens year after year after year, the longest set of wars we've had in our nation's

history. and we're asking more and more of this particular group. >>gretchen: a lot's been made about the headline. this is such a lengthy, interesting article. but a lot has been made about the fact that you write that he received no pension because he left before 20 years of service. no health care. his marriage falls apart. some of our e-mailers and other readers said he could have had health care if he stayed for 20 years with a desk job or if he got this five-year program with the department of veterans affairs for health care. how do you respond to that? did he not know about that? >> yes. there's a five-year program that president bush signed into law in 2008. five years of free health care. it's not health insurance. it does not cover your family. and there's a discussion and debate about how much it actually does cover. in fact, a source in the v.a. told me in terms of the dental benefits, you almost have to be a lawyer to understand it. it's true he didn't know

that he had those five years available to him. he had briefings at the seal command as he was leaving with people from the v.a. and others counseling him. and he said no one ever brought it up. what did he get? he did not get health care. he certainly didn't get health care that covered his family. he certainly didn't get a pension. and he certainly didn't get protection that these guys feel might be appropriate. >>steve: the pentagon is really -- you know, you detail very astutely in your piece, they have fallen down in helping these guys transition to a new job. when this guy left, somebody said you might be able to get a job driving a truck, a beer truck in milwaukee. that's the kind of work you should think of. financially, his family would be better off money-wise if he would have been killed in service. >> that actually came from another seal team six member i spoke with who is still in seal team six who is about to go in deployment. he said because the navy is

very generous about -- the military is very generous about life insurance. he said figure over on -- he said if i go over on my next deployment and get killed i know my kids will go to school and my wife will be taken care of. but if i come back and leave before my 20, i'll have nothing. >>brian: there's a few things that come out. one, the guy came back, a lot of people in the white house are going to be writing books. one guy writes a book and he's making a lot of money but he's not about to keep it because he's being sued by everyone because he's allegedly the guy who goes by a pseudo name, he allegedly gave up secrets of the mission, which we know there are more secrets in the movie than there are to the mission. >> i saw the retirement of leon panetta, the ceremony the other day. he was joking, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was up there joking about "zero dark thirty."

almost everything about this raid has entered into our lore. there are no new actual facts. >>gretchen: i found a lot of new interesting facts in your article. i think everyone should read it. one of which stuck in my mind is i don't think the american public understands how all of these 23 guys and the alternates there thought they were going to die that night. they all planned to die. your guy bought a $350 pair of prada sunglasses because he thought this is my last thing. he kissed his kids, thought it was the last. he called his dad. he thought of a quote from president bush after 9/11, freedom will be attacked by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended. he thought he was going to die. that is what i took away from your article. >> you're absolutely right. there was a scene that he describes where he's sitting on his kit as they are about to go to abbottabad and do the raid.

he's writing this letter to his kid. he describes tears hitting the page because he's writing a letter he wants them to read when they're much older. he says i hope we were successful, but if we weren't, know this is what we were trying to do. he gave them to an intelligence guy. usually they give them to somebody else who would be on the mission. on these missions they don't all usually get killed. this time he gave it to someone who was not going on the mission precisely because he felt they were walking into an ambush. >>brian: he also said he appreciated president obama said my guys are going to get rescued, we're not going to negotiate their release. >> he did appreciate that. >>steve: phil, real pleasure to chat with you. if you haven't read it, it's at esquire.com. phil bron stein thank you very much. let's hope the pentagon does something to help these guys transition. >> and the private sector. >>brian: it's not just about one guy. it's about all these guys. the seal team six was

chosen for the mission. everyone served and everybody that serves in the military, when they get out part of the reason they are having a hard time transitioning is because there is nowhere to go. >>steve: this guy has a lot of injuries and is stuck in red tape at the v.a. i think it's been eight months. he's not been able to get clarity. it is not right. >>gretchen: next on the rundown, place a bet at the casino without ever leaving the hotel bed? the hotel bed? that's coming up. the hotel bed? that's coming up. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed

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>>steve: quick headlines for you on this tuesday morning. another female member of president obama's inner circle calling it quits. karen mills is stepping down as the head of the small business administration. guests at one atlantic city hotel soon won't have to get out of bed to place a bet. one hotel plans to become the first in the country for the super lazy to set up electronic gambling through tv sets in the room. you don't have to go to the casino. that changes everything, brian. >>brian: a group of senators have proposed forming -- get this -- a so-called assassination court. the court would review a drone target and whether he or she should be taken out. in his four years in office president obama has been using drones more than 350 times. does the president need to

be reined in? is it possible for this court to function effectively? let's ask fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. are you for this panel? >> i'm not for this panel. i think the panel is consistent with the constitution at all. the very idea of a panel that somehow judges, meeting in secret, could authorize the president or someone the president designates to kill people presumes the president and the panel have do this. they don't. the declaration of independence guarantees your right to live. it guarantees your right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the constitution says if the government wants to interfere with your right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness because it believes you've done something wrong, it can only do so through due process. due process means declaring war on a foreign country or putting somebody on trial. if a person is driving in a truck in a desert in yemen, no matter his intentions, he's not actively engaged

in warfare against the united states of america, it is absolutely criminal for the president to kill that person and for a judge to authorize it. the authority doesn't exist and it's denied expressly by the constitution. >>brian: how about this? if you have proof -- which you do -- you know that he inspired and trained the underwear bomber. you know he inspired has san at fort hood. you've seen the letter, seen the paper trail. just because he was born in america, he shouldn't be allowed to live. >> that defies the constitution because the constitution makes no exception for the government shall not take your life without a jury trial. >>brian: having said that, isn't this like the fisa court where there will be a check on the president to present his case before they kill? >> this is a transfer of the power to kill. from nowhere -- the president has seized it himself. he's given himself permission to kill through judges meeting in secret. i'm not sure which is worse. by putting the burden on the judges, the president takes the heat off himself. let me tell you why the

president is killing. because he doesn't have the courage to address the issue of guantanamo bay which he said he would close and he hasn't. because he doesn't have the courage to put these people on trial who are in guantanamo bay, which he said he would and he hasn't. he thinks it would be easier politically to kill them. he might be right. it might be easier to do so politically. but morally and legally it's reprehensible. >>brian: he only captured one. john brennan brought that up, but he didn't have the number. >> how could brennan not know these things? >>brian: it is unbelievable what he forgets when he wants a job. judge napolitano, thanks so much. ten minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, the car you're about to buy could have been part of a recall. but guess what? new information shows it may have not been fixed. what you need to know. how much would you pay to take these guitars straight from rock n'roll history to your living room? wait till you see how much. next. next. and who used to have them.

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>>gretchen: larger than life, sell millions of records and have fans all over the world. music fans can get closer to their favorite rock artists. you have three fascinating pieces of the 77,000 you have access to. you spent the last two years going through it. what are we trying to do here? >> we like to take our memorabilia, the particularly iconic and interesting stuff and share it with the world in as big a way as possible. so we created two tours for

2013. one called "gone too soon" and one called"music gives back." we brought a few pieces from the "music gives back" tour. >> brian may, guitarist from queen, let's start with that. >> this is brian's guitar. this is brian's gild red special. it was built for brian. it is a replica of a guitar he built with his father when he was 15 years old. he used this on the video "one vision." >>gretchen: what about the keith townsend guitar? >> this guitar is the second piece of memorabilia in hard rock's collection. eric clapton donated a guitar on a whether i am. pete townsend saw it and sent it over with a note and said mine is as good as eric's any day. get it on the wall.

>>gretchen: we'll go to the wardrobe. i understand the mannequin was a little bit too big for steven tyler's body. >> steven's custom outfits have become so iconic and associated with steven. this is a really early one he owned in 1978, 1979. it's really skinny and it's a great piece. he signed it as well. he's a good friend of the hard rock. >>gretchen: this tour debuts in new york this thursday, valentine's day. for folks across the country, where can they see it? >> at various hard rock cafes all through 2013. >>gretchen: good to see you. governor perry went to california to tell people there your state stinks. the lieutenant governor of that state here to respond. david letterman never looked better in the top ten than you ever saw

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>> gretchen: good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, february 12, 2013. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us today. this morning, happening right now, north korea making good on a promise, detonate ago nuclear device. we are live with the very latest. >> brian: all right. steve. >> steve: meet the shooter, brian. the navy seal who took down osama bin laden setting the record straight and making a shocking claim. he has been betrayed by the federal government and can barely afford to feed his family. steve? lightning strikes the vatican as the pope resigns. this morning, we've got the odds on who will take his place. is america in the running?

"fox & friends" hour two, brian, for this tuesday starts right now. >> gretchen: are you going to say anything? >> brian: not yet. >> gretchen: we start with a fox news alert. as the world is on alert, north korea conducting its third nuclear test overnight. the therapy of the house foreign affairs committee just weighed in. he says the obama administration must replace its failed north korean policy with one that is energetic, creative and focused on crippling the kim regime's military capabilities through stringent sanctions. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot has the late nest london. you moved from the pope's story to this world crisis now, greg. >> yeah, crazy week. the world, in fact, got a bit more dangerous overnight. u.n. officials, i was speaking

to a few minutes ago, confirmed to me that they believe the north korea has tested yet another nuclear device. but most importantly, they tell me this device is twice as powerful as the one they detonated in 2009. they base that on seismic measurements they're taking from the test site. north korea today claiming they have tested a smaller, more sophisticated device, which means, according to my contacts in north korea and korea that i've been speaking to, this could be better put on top of a missile. remember, in december, north korea had that successful intercontinental ballistic test. one expert describes it as an important step toward weaponnization and another said it shows that north korea wants to marry both programs, the missile program and the nuclear weapon program. they have not stopped their propaganda blast. in the past couple hours, they say this is a first response. they say that it will be second and third response. they don't specify exactly what they will be. but they openly talk about the

united states as their enchristmas eve that this is a self-defense measure. the white house overnight weighing in as well. they call this a provocative measure. the prime minister of japan in the neighboring country to north korea calling it a grave threat. just wrapping up, remember this is the first nuclear test of the new young leader in north korea, kim kim jong-un. this could be a test of his leadership and it's important to note the timing. on saturday is birthday his father, former dictator kim jung-il of the just as important, i am told the timing of it in terms of the united states. today president obama's state of the union address. tonight they have done this before. they have tied it in to united states events. they could be doing that today just to get attention. back to you. >> brian: is it still the belief that china could end this tomorrow, that they have leverage over that country and maybe all of their outrage is lip service? >> they would like to try, brian. they've come out and criticized

this. but as you say, that is what they're saying. what they also want is a buffer between china and south korea. they don't really want north korea to fall right into the lap of the united states. so yes, it's two sides of the coin. they want stability. they'd rather not north korea act out like this, but they also like that little bit of a safety blank -- blanket and don't want north korea to become a democratic ally of the united states any time soon. >> steve: by the way, north korea is in real trouble now because the united nations security council will have an emergency meeting at 9:00 a.m. eastern time of the what are they going to do, put them in the time out room? >> brian: don't they start every day at 9:00 o'clock? emergency meetings are at 6. >> gretchen: 4,000 people stranded on a cruise ship will have to wait another day now to get back on solid ground. carnival lost power after an engine fire. it took it so far north t has to

be towed to alabama. the ship will arrive thursday. passengers are sleeping on decks with limited access to bathroom, water and food. this is not exactly the cruise you dreamed of. >> brian: not although. >> gretchen: the third time this exact ship had engine problems. manhunt for the fugitive ex cop charged with killing three people. we're learn example may have had an accomplice who helped him flee to mexico. investigators raided a motel in tijuana, but there was no evidence dorner had been there. holy smokes, just hours after pope benedict xvi made the announcement he's stepping down as pope, lightning strikes saint peters basilica. we're learning more why he's resigning this morning. this vatican spokesperson revealing he had heart surgery three years ago to replace his pacemaker. now speculation underwaite about who will replace him. one of the top contenders, 64-year-old peter cardinal turkson from ghana.

he would be the first african pope. also on the list, 63-year-old carl in addition shu are, r from brazil. david letterman u might say he never looked so good. >> number 5, alyssa miller. >> please list the three most recent employers' measurements. >> number two, katherine webb. >> how would brant musberger describe you? >> and the number 1, kate upton. >> where is the strangest place you found sand? >> gretchen: the sports illustrated issue hits news stands today. one of the models will be here live on "fox & friends". >> brian: last night was there a brig brawl again? >> steve: probably. hey, we had an interview with phil broken stein, who did a

piece for he is require magazine. the man who killed osama bin laden, look at that, is screwed. it tells the story about how this guy has no job right now, no insurance, no pension, and he really didn't get any help transitioning from the military and the navy to private life. in fact, at one point one of the higher ups said, you know, you're looking for work? i think i know somebody who can get you a job driving a beer truck in milwaukee. >> brian: part of his cover, his family has to change their name. they want to get his name offment not that they want to get away from him, but they want to make sure his family won't be targeted. and they can't go to the base for protection because he's technically not in. as alumni, you can go to college campus u about not a military base. he's eligible for some financial health care. he's been pursuing that for a couple years. he's not gotten any progress.

but his family is not covered. >> steve: he thought -- when he left the military, he asked about health care and he was never told he had an opportunity to have it four or five years. that's where a pension, you need 20 years to get a pension. but his body was simply worn out. he had been in it for 16 years and he couldn't take it anymore. >> gretchen: so here is a quote on the life after the osama bin laden raid from that navy seal. i left seals on friday. my health care for me and my family stopped at midnight friday night. i asked if there was some transition from my tri care to blue cross, blue shield, they said no. you're out of the service. your coverage is over. which is startling because apparently there is this five-year program through the department of veterans affairs. but this navy seal claiming and through the interview this morning, claiming he was never told about that. by the way, it would not cover his family. just him personally. his disability claim is somewhere stuck in the red tape. i've had some e-mails from other people who i've served who have said that this is a big huge

problem. that right now, eight-month delay for v.a. benefits. unfortunately, that's not unusual. he said the processing time has increased from six to 18 months. >> steve: this particular guy has neck, back and eye injuries and the average time to process a claim through the v.a. is nine months. the red tape is overwhelming. we've got to take care of our veterans better. here is a statement from the navy in response to this article. quote, we take seriously the safety and security of our people, as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making a transition to civilian life. without more information about this particular case, it would be difficult to determine the degree to which our transition programs succeed. the navy knows who this guy is. >> brian: phil bronstein talked about what he's looking at now in the future. >> these guys are not jason bourn. they're tough, they're resilient, they're resourceful. they're all sorts of things. really they're often portrayed

as super human as opposed to human with great skills. and so i wanted to portray, through this guy, this group of people, this group of guys who do these extraordinary things that they're asked to do by the government, by all of us, to keeps safe and secure, and at the same time, talk about what they're not getting, kind of support they're not getting both from the government, frankly, and the private sector. he did not get health care. he certainly didn't get health care that covered his family. he certainly didn't get pension or protection that these guys feel might be appropriate. >> brian: important to point out, it's not just about him. it's about all of them. his wife went on to say, i honest israeli nobody i can go to and talk to. no more irrelevant think my -- i don't think my husband has gotten much for what he accomplished in his career. >> gretchen: the other important thing, i think everyone should read this article, it's startling, but they all thought they were going to die that night. they had been in missions before, it was dangerous. but this one in particular, they

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>> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next impossible. this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. >> brian: texas governor rick perry visiting california this week in order to try to poach businesses away from the golden state and bring them to texas. so many have already. back in 2011, nearly 60,000

businesses took the governor's offer and made the move. so why are businesses fleeing california, which is probably one of the prettiest, most diverse states around? let's ask the state's lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. he's also pumped up about his brand-new book. lieutenant governor, welcome back. >> i feel vulnerable. rick perry is in my home city, san francisco, he's out there on what he calls his hunting trip. he comes out about every six months, casing our joint and trying to make a case for texas, which i appreciate. so he's in the game. he's competitive. but make no mistake, california and i say this with intimate appreciation, as a business owner with close to 1,000 employees, started 17 companies in san francisco, is by no means the worst place to do business. it's one of the best places to do business in the country. but i appreciate the energy of rick perry. >> brian: he's got zero taxes in terms of what the state charges. he does have a situation where he feels as though texas has

become a magnet for businesses not just from california, but from everywhere, as well as florida. >> california is outpacing job creation in texas. texas has no taxes, like income taxes, but their property taxes that are over two times higher than the state of california. so before everybody gets their moving vans out, consider the property tax impacts. that said, california has more scientist, more engineers, more nobel laureates, more venture capital, more patents emanating from it. it is still an essential place to do business. >> brian: i lived there for a while. you start off with a huge lead to anybody that comes to visit. you got rural, you got urban, you have everything you want and you got this incredible scenery. but you're losing people. look at the unemployment in california. 9.8%. in texas, it's 6.1%. we go on. and talk about other things that could be attractive about texas is there is a sense there that there is a growth in these different cities. >> look, again, it's not -- >> brian: you're losing phil mickleson! >> phil backed off quickly on

those comments. look, we can sit here and debate this thing all day. but what die admire is people in the game that are aggressive. rick perry doesn't need to be out there them hymn self. he put an austin chamber of commerce in our state. other states have done the same thing. $1.9 trillion a year economy. people will be aggressive. what california needs to do is acknowledge that and we've got to lean in and do the same thing. real economic development plan, address that very high unemployment rate, 1.8 million people without jobs in california, it is our number one issue because the number one issue of the past was the deficit and we brought that down. we're looking at a surplus. >> brian: you're sure you're not italian? >> irish italian. >> brian: lieutenant governor, you still may be losing phil mickleson. a lot of people said keep me away from keep book. my space will never last. you embraced it right away. that's really what this book is about. having your voice heard.

>> no one wants things done to you or treated like a subject. that's how government works right now. you nut a dollar, you get taxes. or you get police, fire, health care. that's a framework of scarcity of limited choices. someone else is deciding what to provide in terms of services. so what this is about is real citizen engagement, co- production. it's about a division of labor. about whole new look at the way we can govern our he was in a much more dynamic way using these tools. >> brian: in what way can your voice be heard on twitter where it might not have been heard knocking on your door? >> or the town hall meeting. so we give specific examples all over the united states of where technology is really creating a framework of citizen engagement. but the bottom line is this, our government operates on the leading cutting edge of 1973 technology. we still have a bureaucracy that needs to be decentralized. we need to deinvolve that centralization to real involvement with citizens, co-producers again in the life

of their cities, state and our nation. >> brian: that's what this book is about? >> about that. >> brian: no matter what age, you can hop be and be part of the social media madness. >> no doubt about it. >> brian: lieutenant government, thank you for getting up with us after a quick turn around from hannity last night. 18 minutes after the hour. next, the car you're about to buy may have been recalled, but no one bothered to fix it. what you need to know. please don't comment on my read, john. and "dancing with the stars" cheryl burke is here to show me some of her moves. but i'm already an established dancer. steve is the one that needs the help. hi. hi.

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>> steve: time for news by the number. 2 million. that's how many recalled cars were sold last year without getting repaired. 2 million, according to car fact. 2 million includes cars also sold on-line. next, $2 billion. that's how much the federal government spent last year to provide cell phones to low income americans, but the fcc has found nearly half of the 6 million subscribers not eligible. that's embarrassing. 327. that's how many school buildings are sitting empty right now. they're up for sale and taxpayers are on the hook for maintenance and repairs until somebody buys them. >> gretchen: the stars, drama, suspense, it's all going to be coming back march 18 when new episodes of "dancing with the stars" debuts for the 16th season. can you believe it? who can we expect to be part of the all star cast? >> brian: cheryl burke knows and she's going to tell us right now. or this whole segment over. she's a champion in her own right, two-time "dancing with the stars" champion. are you pumped up or does it

seem like the same thing all the time? >> i am pumped up. no one has confirmed, even the professional dancers don't know. but i am. it's so great to see new celebrities come on that have never danced before. i think just the process of seeing someone with no dance experience come on the show. it's pretty amazing. then all of a sudden they're dancers at the end of the show. >> steve: i remember in my mom and dad's generation, everybody was a great dancer. what happened? we have a society of a lot of lousy dancers. >> brian: we have a lot of smoke machines. >> steve: that hides everything. i'm telling you. >> brian: to blind you. here is the other thing about dancing, you could be a great dancer, but if you're not a great teacher, you're not going to be effective on the show. where does that gene come from to be able to teach? >> i started dancing at age four. for me, i have to relate to, like, emmitt smith or someone with no dance experience. and you just have to mak you highlight what they're great at doing and just show their

camis a and make sure you have chemistry together. >> gretchen: here is some people that you're not going to be able to work with because they've turned down "dancing with the stars." lance armstrong, lindsay lohan, ann remain nears bill clinton, christine o'donnell, ann coulter, sylvester stallone. richard branson. you would want to be with him. >> i would love to dance with bill clinton. i think he would be great. i've always said bill clinton would be amazing. >> brian: here is the other thing, i bet lance armstrong says yes now. >> you think? >> brian: 'cause you did not test performance enhancing drugs, right? >> no, we don't. >> brian: there you go. >> steve: bill clinton turned you down, but brian bruin has not -- brian kilmeade has not. >> don't hurt me. i'm nervous for you. don't hurt me. >> steve: keep going. >> brian: let's say we met in a

club. i'm going to pick you up. >> you're not picking me up. >> brian: i'm not? >> number one rule. don't pick me up. >> brian: then that should be my rule, too. >> steve: stop talking and start dancing! >> gretchen: come on, brian. enough of the delays. >> dip, come on. >> steve: what's your handle? >> gretchen: all right! >> brian: so i come up to you. >> be cool, you know what i mean? >> brian: i'm going to try. >> turn me and dip. >> steve: put your hand behind her. there we go. >> brian: good night, everybody. let's go to black's. >> steve: did you feel in danger at all? >> i did, my back, i heard a little crack. >> gretchen: you might need a snack. >> yes! >> gretchen: speak of snacks, something that you're talking about today. >> cheese is a great way to snack. who doesn't love cheese? >> brian: the dutch love cheese.

>> true. it's high in protein, flavorrable and gives you great energy. it's so convenient, especially when you're busy and you have an eight hour dance rehearsal. the best way is to snack when you're hungry. >> steve: you must be fond of fondue. give our best to tom. >> i love you. >> steve: cheryl burke, "dancing with the stars" and with brian kilmeade. >> brian: is there mfume you can give sinus. >> it's not going to be lindsay lohan. >> brian: okay, fine. that's good. >> gretchen: coming up, craziest video you'll see all day. a helicopter crashes nose down right in the middle of a tv show. so how did anyone make it out alive? >> steve: then actress here to show us how you can say, i love you, to a special one with a cow. >> brian: yeah. >> steve: of course. [ male announcer ] how do you make america's favorite recipes?

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♪ yeah, let's twist again ♪ . >> steve: our shot of the morning, annean is rolling out a brand-new twist on an old-fashioned favorite. heart shaped pretzels just in time for valentine's day. maria is -- you want one of those? >> yes. >> steve: ann ie ann is here to show us how to do it. good morning, michael. >> good morning. >> steve: isn't that adorable? a heart shaped pretzel for valentine's day. >> yeah. in conjunction with our 25th birthday celebration, we just rolled out our honey whole wheat pretzel. whole grain pretzel. we thought we would put them in a smart shaped pretzel. >> steve: it's delicious. >> i'm going to try my best to show you guys how to make this pretzel. we're going to do it in a few quick steps. i'm going to cut strips of dough for you, so we're ready to go here. so the first thing i want to you do is stretch and roll out this dough 'til you get a nice consistent thickness. that looks pretty good.

>> you've been here before. >> steve: i've been practicing for years. >> once we got that, we're going to pick this up. in the left hand, we'll leave it completely still. we're going to use a lasso motion and one twist, drop your hand. try that. >> steve: go ahead, maria. one twist. that's not bad. >> it's like a circle. >> good job. >> steve: lead with the left? >> leave the one hand completely still and create a lasso motion. >> not bad. >> steve: that's terrible! that was disgusting! >> with pretzels, you can always fix it. what's really nice is that for valentine's day and to celebrate heart month, we just simply take this, bring it down to a v and you can see, we start shaping a beautiful heart. look at that. >> steve: wonderful. >> 300 calories? >> it's a great on the go option if you're look for a fresh baked

snack. it's better choice for you. >> steve: it's delicious. my heart thanks you. check it out. maria, i'm going to go back inside. can we take one for gretchen and brian. go ahead and do the weather n now we're going to do weather. >> looking across the country. another mild day across the northeast. 43 degrees for a high temperature in new york city. looking at highs into the 80s across portion of the state of florida. 73 in san antonio. in southeast, unfortunately, we are going to have to deal with more thunderstorms, more showers in areas of heavy rain. there is a flash flood concern. 2003 have watches in effect across portion of alabama, mississippi, and southeastern louisiana, mardi gras out there in new orleans. but unfortunately, you have a risk to see severe weather. that will be including tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large size hail. keep that in mind if you live there, even stretching into eastern portions like portion of

the florida panhandle. otherwise, texas and oklahoma. this system we will have to watch because gretchen and brian, we actually could be seeing another nor'easter as we head into wednesday and thursday. not as bad as this last one, about two to four inches of snow possible in new york city. >> gretchen: all right. fantastic. good skiing weather for the weekend. >> brian: pretend you didn't say that, if you don't mind. i really don't want to hear about it. >> gretchen: got it. >> brian: 26 minutes before the top of the hour. >> gretchen: let's do a couple headlines now because the star of the show "storage wars" has been found dead. >> this is what we look for. please be 001. >> gretchen: tmz reporting that mark balelo killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning over the weekend. he was arrested for a drug-related offense. an autopsy is scheduled for later today. he was only 40 years old. >> brian: helicopter crashes during the filming of another reality show.

amazingly, no one was hurt. it happened in the arizona desert. the south korean version of the show "top gear." >> gretchen: president obama planning to bypass congress. he's set to issue an executive order on what companies must do to protect computers from cyber attacks. he failed to get the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act passed by congress. the reason? the gop is concerned that the bill would expand the government's regulatory power and increase costs for businesses. >> brian: what's more awkward than love? nothing, at least according to these photos. awkward family photo.com. check out the bare chested cuban posing with his cross bow. and his girlfriend in camo. we'll call this photo leather face. what's more romantic than hold ago chain saw next to the love of your life? good luck, guys. >> steve: yeah. >> brian: can't wait to meet them. >> steve: meanwhile, moving on,

she'll always hold a special place in people's hearts. >> gretchen: now actress jane csamara is sharing the love with a cow! what? >> i'm from wisconsin. >> gretchen: we understand these types of things. >> i'm here today to talk about giving someone you really love, steve knows that he has passed on this gift many times, through heifer international, which is a wonderful, wonderful organization that encourages people to give a gift of livestock for gifts. >> steve: the thing about it is if you gave man a fish, he'll eat for a day. if you teach him how to fish, he'll eat for his lifetime. the thing about giving somebody a cow, for instance, an african tribe, is that it can be a source of milk. >> and the wonderful thing about heifer is that they do pass on the gift, that the calf will be given to one family. healthy cows will have a calf once a year. that calf is passed on to another family. the milk is sold.

there are many, many stories of children who weren't able to go to school, they can afford school. pretty soon you have a whole community that is able to support themselves and thrive and pass this on as gift. >> gretchen: obviously you're talk being this now because this would be a good valentine's day gift! >> oh, no. he's my valentine's day boy. >> gretchen: is this what you would give a prospective boyfriend? >> brian: come on over. >> gretchen: wait. >> steve: this might be far enough. >> yeah. >> steve: brian, sit down right here. >> he's ten days old. >> steve: ten days old! hold it up higher. gravity, think gravity. >> there you go. you know what you're doing. >> brian: has anyone fed this calf before? >> he's ten days old. he's living at a rescue right

now up in upstate new york. this is bambi, whose mom is with him. the beautiful thing about heifer is that you can get goats, sheep, bees, trees. >> steve: and you got gifts and animals for all price points. 20 bucks, several hundred dollars. it's all right there. >> when i was doing "malcolm in the middle," they asked what i wanted for christmas every year. >> brian: when do i tell him he has no more milk left? you sure? you want me to take it away? >> steve: just like with the baby. >> you have to burp him. >> gretchen: tell the story. when fox came to you n when fox asked me what i wanted for my birthday, that is at christmas, they asked me for seven years what i wanted for a gift. and i said i wanted a water buffalo from heifer. so in my name, water buffalo was given to a family, somewhere in the world, and i used to think that i was very happy to be the only actress in hollywood who

got livestock for a gift. >> brian: what a great agent you've got. >> you know what? it made me feel so good because it mattered to me. we feel obligated a lot of times, valentine's day, mother's day, that give someone you love -- nobody needs another scented candle. not that there is anything wrong with those things. but this means so much to me and to my family. my aunt ruthy always gave my kids, kids, little goats. you can give a flock of ducks for $20, for whatever your price point is. >> steve: i checked on it. i looked at charity navigator and a big chunk of your dollar winds up going directly to the folks. >> they train the people that are getting the livestock or the trees. they train them how to take care of them, animal husbandry and communities just thrive. >> gretchen: you're the perfect spokesperson because you've boon

doing this for years and years and you can tell you care about this. thank you very much and happy valentine's day. >> the web site is heifer.org. >> brian: i never thought bambi liked french cuffs before. >> bambi is the mother. this is the cow. >> steve: that was moving. >> brian: that's our youngest guest ever. >> steve: straight ahead on this tuesday telecast, the focus of tonight's state of the union speech, the economy. so what will the president say to americans who are out of work? the director of national economic council, gene sperling, coming up next. >> gretchen: speaking of being out of work, cheryl casone is here to answer your e-mails about getting back to work, coming up next. >> gretchen: there is nothing left

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economic council, gene sperling. good morning to you. >> good morning, thanks for having us. >> gretchen: give us the 20 second preview. what are we going to hear tonight? >> you're going to hear the focus on what we can do working together in bipartisan way to strengthen the middle class because first that's our goal for economic policy. but we also think that's the engine of future economic growth. a stronger middle class, better educated, working in manufacturing, innovation, entrepreneurship, small business. these are the things that drive further economic growth. we've made a lot of progress since the deep recession of 2009. but this president is going to make very clear we have a lot further to go on job creation, on bringing down the deficit and investing in our people. >> brian: so here we are starting a year five in the first term. the president goes in, saying that we had zero growth in the last quarter and unemployment went up to 7.9. we did a poll here at fox news.

does government have a spending problem? 83% say yes. 14% say no. nancy pelosi says we don't. what does the white house think? >> no, we believe you absolutely have to bring down spending. you have to do it in a balanced way. so three points. one, we actually have cut 2 1/2 trillion dollars over the last two years. it hasn't always been pretty, but we've actually done it in a bipartisan way. about two to three of spending cuts for every dollar in revenue. but we do have further to go. we need to get another -- at least 1.5, $1.8 trillion in debt reduction. that's what the president has left on the table, his offer to republican speaker of the house, john boehner. if we could do that, which would include both entitlement reform in savings and tax reform, that would also have revenue bring down our deficit. we would put our deficit on a path where the debt would be declining, as a percentage of our economy. that sounds a bit technical, but

that's what people need to see to know this is a stable, strong investment climate to create jobs and invest in the future. >> steve: gene, you just mentioned the speaker of the house, john boehner. john boehner says that in dealing with the president, the president says john, we don't have the spending problem. we have a problem with the high cost of health care. you were just talk being how we've got to bring the cost of health care and other things down. you've had five years. why hasn't this administration addressed fixing entitlements with the republicans? because people want those programs to be there going forward, but right now, as you know, they're unsustainable. >> absolutely right. we need to reform programs like medicare in a way that's still protecting that basic guarantee. unfortunately, negotiations, speaker boehner decided to break off negotiations last december with the president. that was unfortunate because president obama had significant entitlement reform and very smart -- >> steve: what was president's entitlement reform?

>> okay. the president had over 400 -- $400 billion in medicare reform on the table. if you look in his budget, does he things like ask for higher rebate from drug companies. he's willing to ask higher income medicare recipients to pay higher premiums to raise the deficit. and do things that overall improve the quality of care, so we're paying for better results and not simply how many tests you give. >> gretchen: gene, one of the big buzz words that we're hearing is going to be part of the speech tonight is investment, which is another word for stimulus. is the president really going to ask this country for more stimulus money? >> you know, i don't think that laying the foundation for future growth, which is what we've done by investing in basic research and what president eyes eisenhower did, is anything to discount in any way. what you need o do is be smart. you need to reduce spending. you need to reduce entitlement

spending. but it doesn't mean you pull back on everything. there are things like investing in the science technology and mathematical education -- >> gretchen: the president himself said those shovel ready dreams -- do you remember on that day he said the shovel ready jobs were actually jobs that didn't work out as planned? >> well, i think overall, what was done in american recovery act, it was one of the things that helped save us from perhaps the second great depression. let's understand, today we have now created twice as many jobs in this recovery as happened under president bush in the previous recovery, even though this recovery was far deeper. we have created -- the economy created 500,000 manufacturing jobs. we haven't seen that in over 20 years. so you are totally right to suggest we have a lot further to go. that's why the president has a singular focus on the economy, on middle class jobs and making more progress. we have made progress. but we have a lot further to go for the american people for what this president wants. >> steve: we do.

>> brian: just hard to previous we're going to print money in order to pull ourselves out of it. >> steve: gene sperling, from the white house, we're out of time now. thank you very much. we'll all be watching at 9:00 o'clock eastern right here on the fox news channel for the president's state of the union address. >> brian: straight ahead, we're on the job hunt helping viewers get back to work. cheryl casone is answering the three most asked questions next. >> gretchen: first on this day in history, 1982, "centerfold" by the jay giles band. >> steve: what happened to that [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. i'm here to pick up some cacti.

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>> steve: each week on "fox & friends," we get hunks of e-mails from the viewers asking how they can find a job. today cheryl casone from the

"fox business" network is going to be answering some of the most common questions she gets. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> steve: let's start with an e-mail from neal. he says i have over 20 years experience in the intel field and i'm a u.s. army vet. i've experience in crisis management, risk threat analysis, and in high risk areas overseas. i have not seen anything regarding my specialty. can you help? how do you help people with a specialty? >> neal has a great specialty because security intelligence, what does that mean? he can easily get a clearance at the department of energy. those are very tough to get if you want to work in the department of energy, or any other governmental office. so he can fast track on the clearance, he can work for the department of energy. and also do personal security for coe's. a lot of ceo's need protection. he can be that personal security expert. he's also got a little computer segment. >> steve: he can work at

raytheon. >> defense company, they're hiring because it's technology. he also on his resume can get into a company with raytheon. 1400 jobs are open. >> steve: a question from karen in tempe, arizona. hi, i lost my job two years ago and became depressed and unable to work. i would like to begin looking for a job again, but i'm worried about my resume. how can i explain that yeah, good question. she can't say i was depressed. >> i was ink drinking a bottle of wine every day. you can say i took a break. i need to do think things through and maybe focus on a change and direction and i decided to do that. this is happening to so many americans during the recession. this is absolutely, steve, normal, to have gaps in your resume. most employers at this point in the process are not going to be asking about it. they're not going to be shocked to see it. if they do, just say, i took a break. i need to do think things through. simple. don't say you were depressed. >> steve: and the bottle of wine a day.

>> i wouldn't bring up the alcohol issue either. >> steve: now people have questions, how do they get ahold of you? >> our web site. e-mails, we're going through them and answering them. companies, if you're hiring, that's also the same e-mail to let us know you're looking for employees. >> steve: you're helping a lot of people. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> steve: huge show still ahead. laura ingraham on deck, then psychic to the stars, char margolis. sports illustrated model, alyssa miller, don't miss it. we roll on live from new york city. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do.

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our nuclear arsenal. details straight ahead. >> steve: and meet the shooter, the seal team six seal who took down bin laden, setting the record straight and making a shock claim. he feels he has been betrayed by our federal government and can barely afford to feed his family. laura ingraham is outraged. she joins us in moments. >> brian: and you may have seen it. kate upton gracing the cover of sports illustrated cover yet again. she looks cold. this hour we'll show you the hottest model on the inside of the magazine. she joins us again, alyssa miller back with us live this hour. "fox & friends" starts now. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. we are going to start with a fox news alert. brand-new video in, people on the streets of south korea

protesting north korea nuclear tests overnight. watch this. people burning the country's flag and photos of its dictator, kim jong-un. north korea's actions come on the heels of a missile test in december. the u.n. security council now planning an emergency meeting just a few hours from now to figure out how to deal with north korea. 4,000 people stranded on the cruise ship. they'll have to wait another day to get back on solid ground. carnival triumph lost power after an engine fire. it drifted so far north, it has to be towed to alabama. it won't arrive until thursday. >> in the middle of the ocean, no power north texas food. oh, my god. she was crying. she was scared. wanted to hear my voice. >> gretchen: this is the third time this exact ship has apparently had engine problems. new this morning, tmz releasing stillance video of a

man who looks like chris torn dorner. the ex cop charged with murdering three people. you can see him buying scuba dear gear. taken two days before the manhunt began. he may have had an accomplice who helped him escape to mexico. president obama presenting an army veteran with our nation's highest military award. the medal of honor. former staff sergeant was at a combat outpost in afghanistan in 2009 when 300 taliban fighters launched an ambush. he managed to call an air support that killed 30 insurgents and risked his life to retrieve the bodies of the fallen. >> the eight soldiers that didn't make it, and for the rest of the team that fought valiantly and magnificently that day. i will forever be humbled by the bravery, the commitment to

service, and their loyalty to one another. >> gretchen: before the ceremony, his son stole the show. he tried to climb up the president's podium and then made a dash for the chair where his dad was supposed to sit. >> steve: laura ingraham joins us. you're going to have to have a 15-hour unjean because you'll be with bill o'reilly before the state of the union address. >> oh, yeah. we're having fun. i'm so glad you guys featured that again, with the medal of honor recipient. >> steve: what a story. >> his humility, it stands in stark contrast to so much of what we see on the awards show, grammy awards, reality tv. look what he did. the first thing, his instinct is to give credit to others. igorot teared up when i watched that again. it's so inspiring. i feel like i don't even want to follow that because he's a true -- it's a amazing. thank you for doing that. >> brian: the other story that you probably are familiar with is that 16-page story in

ekquire. interview with one of the seal team six guys, the guy who shot bin laden in the head a couple of times, and talks about that day and what happened since. he gets out shy of 20 years, no health benefits, no pension. and his family feels like they've been let down, as does he. but he wants to let everybody know, like all these guys basically when they get out are really on their own. does it surprise you? >> yeah, it did. phil i know was on earlier, coming out on the radio this morning. i think that, look, we all have to remember that special ops is different from other ways to serve in uniform. i'm not saying it's harder, 'cause everyone deserves enormous care and respect. but especially the navy seals, what they go through, as we know from everything we've read and the interviews we've done, what they go through and what their family goes through, it's so

incredibly difficult. it would seem to me the president and his team were out there quickly to say how gutsy it was for the president to make the call to kill bin laden. okay. well, it's gutsy to actual will he be in that room and kill bin laden and to do what these people do. so if they're a couple of years shy of 20 years service where you get your health benefits, can't we do something for these people? i mean, can't we do something right for a change? >> steve: you know what? this guy's body is broken broken -- psychologically, he's got some problems. he's disturbed on a number of levels. completely functional, but he has problems there. his body is broken. he's been trying to work with the v.a. to get him some disability claims processed, and you know what? just as many of our viewers know right now, the v.a. system is all screwed up. there is so much red tape, it is a national disgrace. >> yeah. my father has had to use the v.a. several times.

listen to his stories, he's a world war ii vet, so i can only imagine how frustrating it is for a relatively young man to be going through what he's going through. a number of the seals, i understand from an interview at this yesterday, conversation with a navy seal yesterday, are going to be going to capitol hill today. they're trying to break this log jam not just for the navy seal who shot bin laden, but for the entire seal and special ops community. and again, as a nation, this isn't left or right. this is right or wrong. we've got to do right by these people. all of our military. and they are the last people who should see cutbacks in their benefits or mistreatment of any kind by our system. >> brian: $60,000. here is phil bronstein who joined us earlier. >> these guys are not jason bourn. they're tough, they're resilient, resourceful. they're all sorts of things, but really they're often portrayed as kind of super human as opposed to human with great

skills. and so i wanted to portray, through this guy, this group of people, this group of guys who do these extraordinary things that they're asked to do by the government, by all of us to keep us safe and secure and at the same time, talk about what they're not getting, kind of support they're not getting, both from the government, frankly, and the private sector. he did not get health care. he certainly didn't get health care that covered his family. he certainly didn't get pension. and he certainly didn't get protection that these guys feel might be appropriate. >> apparently there is a five-year health care program that the department of veterans affairs can give you, but this seal claims nobody ever told him about it when he decided to get out of the military. >> gretchen: the other thing i wanted to bring up, i don't know if you got the same reaction, might be the mother in me. but i could not believe the detail about how this mission was so different from the others. these guys all thought they were going to die there. what they went through as far as saying good-bye to their family and writing the letters, it

really is an incredibly emotional read and so different from the others. i think he was on 12 other missions. this one he thought he wasn't coming out of. >> right. it reminds us, gretchen, of what the 17 and 18-year-old men felt in the normandy invasion. many understood when they jumped off those landing crafts, they weren't coming back. many didn't come back. they went anyway. i think it really is a point in our history and our culture where we see a contrast and sort of the entitlement generation, the celebrity culture we live in, and then the real people who are working hard every day, whether in a factory or trying to cobble together a couple of part-time jobs or men and women in uniform who are multiple deployments and in cases of special forces, are constantly seeing their lives put in jeopardy and as you see in this article that phil wrote, broken. these people have become, in many ways broken. they're human beings and i'm so glad he said that. he's are human beings.

they're not movie stars. they're humans and they deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and the bureaucracy needs to be recrafted or taken apart to accommodate ha they need. it's appalling. >> steve: right. you did say a number of them are going up to capitol hill. they've got to do something to fix it. meanwhile, i'm sure you were watching at the end of last week, dr. ben carson, an esteemed neurosurgeon was a keynoter at the national prayer breakfast and he used the bible to bring up some national issues, talking about the deficit, talking about how to fix health care and talking about tacks, which he talked with neil cavuto about yesterday. listen to this. >> somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to, you know, the bully. there is no question that he has advocated, you know, basically a policy of tax the rich and i have advocated a policy that comes from the bible, which is a

very fair policy of portional taxation, if it was good enough for god, why wouldn't it be good enough for us? the minute you deviate away from that, you begin to get into all kinds of biases. and one could legitimately make the argument that the rich pay too many taxes, the top 1% pays 37% of the taxes. the top 5%, 59% of the taxes. but they don't make that much of the income. one could make that argument. it depends on your philosophical disposition, which argument you're going to make. but you take those arguments away as soon as you go to a proportional tax. i believe that's the reason god did it. >> gretchen: he was also criticized for being a physician and then getting threw and talking about taxes. but he says, look, this is learned from facts and from impeercal data and being a doctor, i deal with that every single day. he thought he was the perfect person talk about facts. >> so we can have celebrities talk about fracking and all sorts of political issues, but

we have the neurosurgeons from one of the top hospitals in the world who gets up at the national prayer breakfast and address has number of topics. but electric a common sense, very respectful fashion, he wasn't mean spirited. he wasn't nasty. but the reaction was so profound from the public, thinking why don't we have politicians who speak in these common sense terms? whatever you think about 10% taxation, put that aside, what he said about everything. what he said about the way we administer health care, what he said about the way we see government fail -- >> brian: look for excuses. >> yeah. you know what the great thing is? he was raised by a single mother in detroit and when he's asked -- i asked him yesterday, how did you make -- single mother, detroit, that's pretty tough. he said, my mother never let me blame anyone for our station in life. i was held to the same standards as the kid in the other part of

the city who was raised and a lot of money with a lot of benefits. and i did not ever get to blame anyone. i thought that was a searing statement. stand up on your own two feet. stop the blame game. that was great. >> steve: he's fantastic. you're fantastic for joining us once a week. >> great to see you. >> steve: we'll be watching you tonight with o'reilley before the state of the union. >> fantastic. thank you. >> gretchen: could the next pope be an american? some experts say no way. it would give the united states too much power. is that true? a closer look coming up next. >> brian: we don't want to have a lot of power. brand-new development this morning, the sport that just got tossed from the olympics. it dates back to the first olympic games ever. >> steve: diskus? javelin [ emale announcer ] ready to mix things up with lean cuisine?

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pope benedict xvi would be stepping down at the end of this month. he's retiring. the first upon active to call it quits in nearly 600 years. he said i have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the ministry. now the world is wondering who will be the next pope l. it be an american? peter johnson, jr. is here with his analysis. >> it might be an american. i've got to tell you offhand, this is a dear, dear friend, cardinal dolan here in new york city is being considered as a potential success or to pope benedict. according to joe lewis of ewtn, this is really the first time that an american has been seriously considered. he's become the superstar of american catholicism and he's kind of rocked the world and so people are looking hard at cardinal dolan as a potential successor. he made jokes about it and poopooed it, but that's his man of the people style.

but people will be looking at him at the conclave in a very serious way. >> steve: you know what? i was on-line yesterday and i looked at the odds makers, they're already trying to figure out where the next pope is going to come from. the united states way down the list because they say, you know, the united states, too much power already. we don't need to have a pope from the usa. >> the catholic church is looking at someone that understands a multi cultural society, digital technology. someone who is a people's pope. that's what we need. >> steve: that's dolan! >> benedict is known for his incisesive mind and tender heart. in some ways dolan has the same qualities. others are being looked at. maybe a half dozen. cardinal turkson of ghana would be the first in many centuries, african popes. 63. a conservative. then you go to cardinal wallet of quebec, of canada. he is a choice as well. 68 years old. speaks six different languages, was a missionary in colombia. that's important because the latin american angle of the

catholic church going forward. cardinal scola of milan. 71, known for his outreach to the muslim world and then finally, cardinal, 69 of genoa. known for attack sylvio berlusconi in italy. others, of san paolo, a lot of others. but including cardinal dolan, which is exciting for american catholics. >> steve: sure. peter, the thing is, people really loved pope john paul ii. he really energized people and he was pope for decades. the next pope probably will sit fo well. the church had public relations problems. they need a guy, if not dolan, a charismatic guy like him. >> church. the church has had public relations problems and a lot of the people in the left wing and even main stream media have piled on at this juncture of the catholic church. i see as a time for renewal, excitement. not death clouding a new pope. a new pope being chosen out of

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>> gretchen: 23 minutes after the top of the hour. quick headlines. if you're taking vitamin d supplements, you can't trust what you read on the label. a new study finds the dosage is often wrong. some vitamins only contain 9% of the dosage, while others add up to 140%. none of the amounts are dangerous, but some don't have enough vitamin to actually help you. and weling, that's the sport that could go down for the count at the olympics. olympic officials are dropping one of the oldest sports from the 2020 games. many expected modern pantatholon to be cut. instead, it's the age old sport of wrestling. brian, let's go outside. >> brian: they got beat up in college. let's talk about another sport on the rise. he's got inspirational sports story. he's a rocky story of soccer really. he says i want to play pro. no place to go after college. so why not try england? he started on the 9th division. he ended up in the premiere

league. listen. >> we thought jay was crazy going to england. >> number 5, the big scorer, jay, a forward. >> what if an unheralded american tried to fight his way into big-time english football? >> when i first came to europe, i think i had about $1,800. >> what if determination could overpower expectation? >> i said, who is this? >> we couldn't believe what we were seeing. >> jay demerit, what made you think a a guy that couldn't play in the u.s. could play in england and end up with the premiere leagues? >> it's one of those crazy things in lifement sometimes you got to make your own path. for me, it was something that i felt i needed to do. a lot of kids go to college and have big dreams to be successful. but sometimes you don't get picked and you have to try to find your own way and

thankfully, i decided to go for it over in the bigger markets and thankfully it worked out. >> brian: it did, a club that elton john used to own of the then you come to the u.s., now your playing for the vancouver white caps. they're all excited. about to start their 18th season? >> yes. yes. not actually the white caps, but the mls, 18th season, yeah. and it's still growing. it's still getting bigger. we're here to continue to support the league. and soccer in general. >> brian: look at that head. mls is on the rise. they did a study and said kids, what sport do you like watching? first, nfl, second is mls. jay, i'm wearing bad sneakers. you're wearing no sneakers. let's see if you can hit it. >> we'll go here. >> brian: all right that. will

count. one more, here you go. >> decided to go for his face. >> brian: i'm not going to dive on this. >> we'll chip you. >> brian: fine. that was pretty good. >> he didn't bring his gloves. >> brian: jay, i got a -- here is the other thing. how are you doing? you don't mind if i shoot on the veranda, do you? >> no. okay, good. >> brian: all right. so jay, at 33, do you think you're going to end up back on the national team? >> you never know. we've got a world cup qualifying over the next year. if i meet it, i'm there. >> brian: do you think a guy that is way past his prime like me could take a guy in his prime, one on one, playing half court right now? one on one, you step out in your boots, i'm wearing my nine-year-old sneakers. >> does your daughter play?

>> brian: get the shin guards out as well. there you go. >> i got the shins and the stitches. what else do i need? >> brian: when do we get your documentary? >> itune, netflix. for us, it's all about getting the story out and trying to inspire kids to try things and really kind of put themselves in situations of the impossible because that's what it's all about. >> brian: the mls starting their season, starts the first week in march. >> march 2. >> brian: they got 14 soccer specific stadiums. thanks. back inside to you guys. >> steve: very nice. hey, brian, did you almost just take out the boss? >> brian: him wondering didn't i have a morning show? i'm supposed to be covering the news. >> gretchen: i remember the time we were this a batting cage and he came to work and actually took some swings. >> brian: i know. it was interesting to see him

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>> president obama's speech will focus on jobs and hopefully maybe he'll explain to us why anybody in congress still has one. that would be nice. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: that may not happen tonight. but will he offer any help to america's jobless? new polls show most voters have lost hope, unfortunately. molly henneberg live at the white house with more, a very view of the state of the union. good morning to you, molly. >> good morning, gretchen, steve and brian. the white house says the president tonight will lay out his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. we're likely to hear him make the case to congress that more tax increases and fewer spending cuts will help generate those jobs. new fox poll suggests americans' top issue right now is the economy, but they aren't too thrilled with the president's handling of it so far. let's take a look at the first poll. the poll was taken last week over 1,000 registered voters and the issue they say they are most

concerned about, the economy. 89% say they were extremely or very concerned about the economy. now, look down that list a little bit. tied for fourth on the list at 84%, government spending, and the job market. in the next poll, if you look at the president's job approval numbers, on specific issues, job creation, 43% approve. 52% disapprove. and on the economy, 42% approve. 55% disapprove. the president is expected to call for more money or investment, in infrastructure building projects and clean energy technology and the manufacturing sector. the president's director of the national economic council, gene sperling, contends it will help the economy. >> i don't think that laying the foundation for future growth, which is what we've done by invest not guilty basic research, and what president eisenhower did by investing in our federal highway system, is anything too, you know, discount in any way.

what you need to do is be smart. you need to reduce spending. you need to reduce entitlement spending. but it doesn't mean you pull back on everything. >> republicans are not buying it. they don't want any more tax increases and the vice chair of the house republican caucus says the president is not seeing the whole economic picture. >> president obama hasn't recognized that we had a spending problem either. you think back to the first inaugural address and he said he was going to cut the deficit in half. bithe end of his first term and we've seen record deficits, record spending, trillion dollars-plus deficits for as long as president obama has been in office. >> and the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says the president's gotten all the tax increases that he's going to get. back to you all in new york. >> gretchen: molly henneberg live at the white house today. thanks. >> brian: should be interesting to see if ted nugent will be there. he's got an invitation from a congressman and perhaps an illegal immigrant being tossed out.

so that's going to be an interesting dynamic. >> steve: lot going on. in other headlines this morning, one day after the state of the union address, president obama once again planning to bypass congress of the he's set to issue an executive order tomorrow on what companies must do to protect computers from cyber attacks. good. he failed to get the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act passed by congress. the reason? republican party is concerned that the bill would expand the government's regulatory power and increase costs for businesses. both important concerns. >> brian: 79-year-old grandma busted for selling pot. police arrested norma chairen after finding more than nine pounds and $130,000 in cash in her house. neighbors could not believe it. they thought all the visitors were just trying to help her out. >> steve: hello. >> gretchen: parents, listen up. do you have a favorite child? according to a new study, it's not a good idea if you do. when parents pick favorites, it's not only bad for the kid that receives negative

attention, it's bad for the whole family. researchers looked at 400 families over a four-year period. parents who treated siblings differently reported most problems with attention and problems with all of the children. >> steve: that explains what happened to the smothers brothers. >> brian: that's true. >> steve: 24 minutes before the top of the hour. extreme weather. there is no raining on this mardi gras parade. today is fat tuesday. the streets down in new orleans, they've got marching groups going through st. charles avenue ahead of going through the zulu and rex parade. fat tuesday, today, is the grand finale of a week long celebration down in new orleans that celebrated throughout the christian world because tomorrow is ash wednesday. it leads into lent. for a look at the weather and so much more, maria joinses from out in the weather. >> hey, good morning. and unfortunately, if you're headed outdoors in new orleans, we're going to be looking at some areas of rain out there,

some showers, thunderstorms rolling on through and there is even the possibility to see some severe weather in the city of new orleans. so everyone that's out there really needs to make sure they stay alert. if any warnings get issued for their area action again, seek shelter immediately. 2003 have the possibility for some isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail. not just in the new orleans burks even areas across the florida panhandle. temperatures today, in new orleans, relatively cool because of all the clouds. 68 degrees for your high temperature. in the 40s in new york city. 49 for your high temperature in the center of the country, in kansas city. 54 for your high temperature very heavy rain across portion of new orleans. also across areas into mississippi, alabama, so the southeast today dealing with heavy rain. the next map will show you that. the satellite rather -- radar. if you zoom into the map, you will see more. otherwise, in portions of texas, oklahoma, dealing with snow, up

to a foot. winter storm warnings are in effect and we'll have to watch that next storm system 'cause it could bring additional snow in portions of the northeast as we head into wednesday and thursday. now let's head it outdoors, anna, who is also outdoors. good morning to you. >> good morning to everybody at home. if you are look for love and a valentine's date, you're in luck. we're joined by char margolis, celebrity psychic. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks for inviting me on. >> i'll have to tell everybody, she just did a reading on me, was making the hair on the back miff neck stand up. you are amazing. so share something with everybody at home, talk about finding your soul mate. >> first of all, a soul mate is someone who helps your soul grow. we can have more than one soul mate in our lives. and i always give tips like the first date in the book that i wrote, you don't want to go on a long date. you want to have coffee or something simple. most important than anything, when you meet somebody for the first time, trust your gut

because sometimes when the sexual chemistry and everything gets in the way, you're not going with what you really feel about that person and if you don't trust them, time proves that you should have listened to that first feeling. >> first impression is a lasting impression. >> somebody will tell you, most times, someone will tell you more on the first date than in the first six months that you know them. >> rick: okay. we have been trying to gather up people around the big am. we found a couple ladies. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what's your name. >> danel from new jersey. >> be open minded about people living in the sea. i'm seeing a joseph, john, is that your dad? >> no. >> who is joseph or john? >> my uncle. >> your uncle. okay. >> i also have an uncle. >> but he's living? >> she also has an uncle named john. >> okay.

i'm seeing -- who is marie, maria? >> my grandmother. >> is your grandmother deceased? >> yes. >> i'm seeing your grandma's spirit with you. and i'm seeing a change. are you changing your home? >> i just moved. >> you just moved. she's happy about the change and the move. and there is somebody younger who passed away that's with her. i'm not sure who this is. but do you have somebody who is young who passed? >> yes. >> okay. and in that name is there an s or c or k or c? or is there a b connected to that person? >> yes. >> and is the b a female? >> yes. >> is it b with an r in it? >> yes. >> is it -- i don't know. sometimes i'm off with the name but not with the sound. is it like br? >> bridget. >> okay. i feel -- is bridget living? >> yes. >> i feel that person watches over bridget. who is that person?

>> yeah. meghan. >> meghan. >> wow. love comes in all forms. >> love never dies. your grandma is with the girl who passed and they watch over bridget as well. and. >> margaret randle. >> i see somebody else around you who is either an m or a initial. not you. did you have somebody deceased an m or a? or is there a middle name that's an m or a, like another margaret or mary or marie? i'm not sure where i'm going with this. then the other thing is you said you had an uncle who is a john? >> yes. >> okay. i don't know why i'm -- are you changing something with school or work? >> yes. >> are are you doing this right now? >> yes. >> okay. i feel that it's going to grow for you and you need to be confident about it. who is the b around you? b, like brian, bob?

i don't know. is there a b or r person? >> living or deceased? >> either. >> b or r? >> is there a bill or -- >> maybe it's somebody in the future? >> no. i think i'm getting a b or r person to help with you your work and that's why i see this with changing with your work and maybe you -- >> oh, yeah, my friend brit. >> the br, there we go. >> the br person will help you with your work. >> thank you so much. ladies, we'll continue this while we're out here. >> char.net. i want you to come it vegas. we're giving away free tickets to my convenient. >> valentine's day is right around the corner. have a great one. ladies, i hope you get lots of chocolate and flowers and kisses and everything else. >> thank you. >> back to you inside on the curvy couch. >> very cool. thank you so much. >> steve: straight ahead on the rundown, how lazy is this, you can now place your bet at the casino without ever leaving your hotel bed.

>> gretchen: kate upton on the cover of sports illustrated. but what about the hottest model on the inside? alyssa miller joins us live next. >> steve: there she is oh! progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook.

>> steve: he might be behind bars, but that didn't stop o. j. simpson from hosting his own super bowl party. friends incarcerated kind, crammed into his 80 square foot jail cell in nevada to watch the game. hess east one of the few inmates who has a television. he's serving a 33-year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery soon guests at one atlantic city hotel won't have to get out of bed to place a bet. the hotel pledge to do become the first casino in the country to set up electronic gambling through tv sets in the rooms. all you need is the remote control to lose your shirt. >> brian: 2013 sports

illustrated swim suit edition comes out and for the second year in a row, kate upton on the cover. >> gretchen: also inside for the third year in a row, alyssa miller. she joins us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm so happy to be back here. >> gretchen: thank you for joining us. >> steve: how exciting -- is it like before the oscars, the big award to find out who is on the cover? >> yeah. >> steve: 'cause you all want to be on the cover. >> for sure. we all want it. it's really exciting. and we got to find out therrell year. >> steve: is there politicking behind the scenes? i'd really -- >> no. everyone, you know, hopes they can get it. >> gretchen: of course. >> and it's kind of fun. i mean, kate got the cover and she's in an article and it looks great and i couldn't be happier for her. >> brian: where do you get the video of your events. when you're pose, they do it on video. how do you get that? >> there is a video crew and they're great and they do behind the scenes.

they interview you and do the whole thing. >> brian: so you're an athlete. to be in sports illustrated -- >> i know. i never dreamed i would be in as a swim suit model. i always thought i would be a soccer player. so it's kinds of cool to be on the other side. >> brian: how long did you play? >> i played basically since i could walk. my dad had me kicking a soccer ball around. and i still play, you know, whenever i get the chance. but i certainly not as good as i used to be. >> gretchen: your dad is a multi tasker because he had you are kicking the soccer ball and also sent in your picture to a modeling agency. he's responsible for your next career as well. >> right. >> gretchen: you were on david letterman last night. how fun was that? >> so much fun. it's always fun to be on david's show. all the girls were there. i was with nine other girls. it was fun, you get o make a joke. >> steve: did you a top ten list, right? >> yeah. i had a fun line. >> steve: of what your line? >> something like what would you put on the application to be a sports illustrated model?

mine was, name your three most recent employers, measurements. [ laughter ] there is a couple funny ones. kate's was what's the most shocking place you've ever found sand or something like that. really cute. you find sand in crazy places. >> brian: right. you'll list them at some point. >> steve: pockets. >> leave that to the imagination. >> gretchen: congratulations on being in the magazine. always great to see you. >> thank you. >> brian: happy valley -- did she valentine's day to you. >> thank you. >> steve: straight ahead, toys with a purpose. the new line being rolled out at this year's toy fair, meant to inspire and encourage young girls. >> gretchen: first let's check in with a woman, mar this mccallum, for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> thanks, you guys. coming up on "america's newsroom," marco rubio in the

spotlight after the president. the president is expected to come out really after the gop. so we'll talk to kevin mccarthy, see what his response is likely to be to that. and he killed osama bin laden, but now he can't support his family. how did the government let this hero fall through the cracks? bill and i will see you at the top of the hour

>> gretchen: moore over barbie. this year, female entwhistles are coming up with new creative toys to empower and encourage young girls to become independent young women. joining me is one of the entrepreneurs, jody, the founder and ceo of dream big toy company. why great to see you. >> thank you. >> gretchen: i love this pitch because you're talking about engineers who have been highly educated women who are now getting into the toy business.

why? >> they want to see girls become engineers, to think scientifically into the stem program. >> gretchen: let's talk about the first one. developed by an engineer, goldilocks. what is it? >> it's by debbie sterling. she is a recent stanford engineering grad. it's all about creating different movements so girls can start to think about engineering and in the way engineers think. >> gretchen: you made a star there. >> you can make anything you want with it. it comes with a book, what directions, it's fabulous. >> gretchen: roommate. building rooms, thinking technically like an engineer would. >> starting the girls to think creatively. and she has all different kinds of pieces. you can make chairs. you can make beds. you create the room. you can create anything you want. they encourage girls to send their ideas to them through

their web site. >> gretchen: also stanford engineer. your own company, dream big, go go sports girls. >> go go sports girl. >> gretchen: what's different from the barbie? >> they are all designed like my daughter when she was nine, like little girls. they all have their secret tummy messages. they all have their backpacks. it's all about encouraging girls to live a healthy lifestyle through sports and physical activity. >> gretchen: soccer girls, what's that? >> casky kids. it's about creative play. and encouraging girls to, again, play sports. so here we have kids to play sports, encouraging girls to play sports. encouraging them to use their heads. we're encouraging them to use what's on the inside and to become strong women and future leaders. >> gretchen: are you seeing this trend now? because at the toy fair, it's a big deal here. are you seeing this trend to show alternative kind of toys, especially for young girls? >> you know what? i'd like to see more. i really would. so hopefully we're start of a

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